Boone County's Cory Farris is selected in the 43rd round by the Chicago White Sox. Congrats Cory though I hope to see you playing for UK next season. :thumb:

If I was Cory, I would take a shot at baseball in the Pros. With his football talent, he can always go to college for free on a football scholarship if baseball doesn't work out. Just a thought.

Being drafted in the MLB 43rd round means Cory will be headed to Lexington, Kentucky to play for UK Batcats next season and continuing his education.

Pretty cool for Cory Farris, kid was a stud in eighth grade when I was a senior in high school. Congrats

Cory is going to be best off at UK for 2-3 years, maybe even 4, so when he gets a chance to get drafted again, I'm sure he will be in one of the top 25 rounds.

 

 

Congrats Cory!!!!

Edited June 7, 200818 yr by Ram
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Will he still go to UK, since coach Cohen resigned????????

Congrats to Corey on a tremendous honor being drafted but I would take his talents to UK and get that education. Keep working on his game and who knows what the future holds.

Will he still go to UK, since coach Cohen resigned????????

 

Where did Coach Cohen go?

Where did Coach Cohen go?

 

 

 

Mississipi St.http://www.kentucky.com/232/story/426693.html

Mississipi St.http://www.kentucky.com/232/story/426693.html

 

Thank you. I figured he would go back to his Alma Mater. He had been inching that way by staying in the SEC IMO. He went from being a head coach at a smaller Division I school and being successful there to an Assistant Coach at Florida then onto Kentucky. Good luck to him, he is a great coach and a great person. He has been successful wherever he has been.

 

Also, congrats to Cory. May he be successful in whatever he chooses.

I hear Cory has signed or at least said he would accept the offer from the White Socks.Any details ??

 

Congrats youngman !

Great kid. And very good player. I hope like heck he becomes the biggest star in MLB history. But the reality is that the number of players drafted in the 43rd round (or thereabouts) who went on to have successful pro careers are few and far between. IMO he'd be better served getting a quality education and honing his fine baseball skills at Lexington and hopefully get drafted much earlier next time.

In the enquirer today it said Cory decided to get an education at the University of Kentucky, very wise decision IMO. Congrats Cory make us proud.

In the enquirer today it said Cory decided to get an education at the University of Kentucky, very wise decision IMO. Congrats Cory make us proud.

Great decision. I'm sure it wasn't too hard of a decision for him.

Great decision. I'm sure it wasn't too hard of a decision for him.

 

I agree. Most of the late round picks in the MLB draft are done as a favor & seen as an honor. Very few HS players sign when they're drafted this late.

 

It's no different than when Tim Grogan got drafted in '02 or Stephen Muck in '04. A cool story, but not logical.

 

Nonetheless, congrats to Cory and I look forward to following him at Kentucky.